A decades-long NIH-backed effort to map the human genome has advanced our understanding of genetic risk factors and human ...

For more basic information about genes, visit the Glossary. A rough draft of the human genome was completed in June 2000. Efforts are underway to complete a final draft of the human genome ...

A groundbreaking data storage technology could preserve an entire human genome in a tiny 5D memory crystal. Developed by researchers at the University of Southampton, this innovation has the potential ...

How did it become possible to sequence the 3 billion base pairs in the human genome? More than a quarter of a century’s worth of work from hundreds of scientists made such projects possible.

Chances are you've seen an illustration of DNA's double-helix structure and even pictures of the chromosomes that comprise the human genome. But where and how does the famous double helix fit into ...

Protein-coding versus noncoding genes When deciding the number of genes in the human genome, Human Genome Project researchers initially counted protein-coding genes—regions of chromosomal DNA that are ...

Less than 2% of the human genome is composed of class 2 TEs. This means that the majority of the substantial portion of the human genome that is mobile consists of the other major class of TEs ...

In order to exploit its secrets, it is vital that the human genome is fully understood. It enables us to: search for genes linked to different types of disease understand inherited disorders and ...